Necktie.



PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1908.

A. J. G. EGBERTS.

NEOKT'IE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 16. 1907.

,P i l Toall zbhomit may concern;

lands, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and'.State ofIllinois, have invented o'er new and usefullmp'rovements ,in 'Neck Ities, of which the following is.a specification.

My inventio'n relates-to neck-ties" and has particular reference todevices for fastening the free end" of straps of ready madeties,after'it has passed ai'ound' the neck" The' ready made t e such as, isnow on'the market has 'several'obje tional fe'a'tures' These ties pareequipped WIE 151;" z'l-thefabric ofthe free end of the'st-rapto fa'shapin secured in the. body of thetie and which 1s. adapted to stick intoten thev same. This pin oecaslons considerable annoyance to thewearer'of tlr e'tie inas-Q much as the strap must be pulle considerablytighter than it is to be worn-in order to fasten it and in fasteningandunfastening the ,4

tie, the pin-usuallypricks the fingers"; Furtheir; the end of the strapis provided with a stiffening-substance and is passed through a passageway'formed for it in'the, material Inasmuch as the continual rubbinoffabric' upon fabric composing the body of the tie.

1 causes the tie and the s'trap-soonto become worn, and as-the stiffenedendfliy continually catching inthe material. and breaking the stitches,the tie soon becomes worthless.

The object of. my invention'is to provlde'a ready made tie havingthe'appearance of the usual 'tie'an'd of such improved construction asto materially increase its lasting or wear.- ing qualities.

Arurther object is to provide a tie; as mentioned which shall be moreeasily fastened 1n roper position than those now "on the mar- -P ket. I

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

suitable material and embedded in the body portion of the tie andthrough whlch the free I end of thestrap is to be' assed, and asuitableclasp upon-the lower en of said sleeve.

' My mvention further COIl-SlStS'lIl various details-of construction andarrangements of parts all as will be hereinafter fully described andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to'theaccompanying.

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them in place.

With these objects in view my mvention consists-broadly in a neck-tie oftheusual style in combination with a sleeve made of ,ANTH M J. ressers,-Jononroreo, ILLINOIS.

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Patented sept. 8 ,1908.

and'in which,

=, Figure 1 is a rear my inventioninits preferred form, Fig-'2 'is -a.p'erspective viewof-the' sleeve and clasp, Fig, 3 is a longitudinalsection thereof and Fig. 4'

is a crosssectio-n of the-sleeve, -and,.F ig .,5 is a';

cross section-'of-a modified form of sleeve. I

v I 4 drawingsforlning 'a -part of J-this specification-5'ffiefltpknownthat I, ANTHONIE J. 0. Ea l" l,

BEnrs, a sub ect of the Queen of the Netherviewofiai tie embodying.

Referring to 'the'drawihgs, l'hindicat'es' the I 'bodyof a neck-tie,having'the usualllpose ends, 2, and?) indicates the strap; The free"end, 4' of". the strap is stiffened intheusual or any preferred manner,and when the tie is being' worn is held in a loop, 5', arranged'on theback of'one' of-t'he loose ends' 2. .-En1' bedded i1 1 the bodyportion,1 is'the sleeve, 6;

- Thismay be formed of any suita lematerial,

but I prefer to make the same of light, thin sheet metal. It comprises.a. flat plate, 7 having ,a plurality of'holes, -8, by which it may besewed tothe tie, and the-sleeve ortion,',6 of slightlyl'ess length thansaid p ate. 'It is preferably stamped out in one'piec'e and bent'intothe form 'shown,z although it may be .made' in two" pieces as shown inFi '5. v

When made in onepieoe the free end o thesleeve may be soldered 'to. theplate, 7 or'it may be formed with afplurality of lugs, I

which pass throughcorresponding holes in' the plate, 7, and are thenup'setto retain At the lower end, .the outer portion of the sleeve iscut away leaving ears or lugs, ,10 between .which is pivotally er-franged the clasp, 11. 'The clasp,111 con prises an angular metal platepivoted-as at ,12, between the cars, 10 and having an edge,

is provided witl'i" anextension, 14, whic forms a lever by which-theclasp is manipulated. v The sleeve extends fromthe' point where thestrap enters the body of the-tie to or be- 'yond"th e lower ,end of saidbody. This forms a guide for the end ,ofthe strap in pass ,ingit throughthe body. Hence; prevents the stiffened end-of the stra from' eitherwearing or tearing the tie. .After the strap is drawn through to thedesired'extent, the 1 lever, 14 is depressed into the position shown inseveral of' the figures, and securely fastening the strap. When 'thestrap 3 is quite broad, I prefer to flare the upper end of the;

sleeve-as at 15, to revent'dou ling or creasing the strap, whi'c wouldcause. 1t to present 13 toengage the end of the strap.' The clasp body,1.v

pbrtion and an unsightly appearance'where it joins the Having describedmy invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentis: v v

1. A neck-tie comprising the usual body portion, and strap, incombination with a sleeve formed 'of any. suitable material and arrangedwithin said body portion, said sleeve formin a assage way throughout theextent of'said body portion for the end of said strap and a clasp u onthe end of: said sleeve, substantially as escribed.

2. A neck-tie comprising the usual body ody portion for the end of thestrap, ears formed upon the lower end of said sleeve and a clasparranged between said strap, m combination with a a sleeve arrangedwithinsaid body portion and vthroughout the extent of'said 'forming a.passage way seams sleeve arranged within said body portion and extendingfrom the top of, said sleeve having a flared upper end, and a clasparranged upon thelower end of said sleeve, substantially as described.

4L. A necktie comprising the usual body portion 'and' strap, sleevearranged wlthin said body-portion and extending from a point at the topof said body portion to g point below the lower edge v thereof andforming a passageway throughout the extent of said body portion for theend of 35 the strap and means on the lower end of said sleeve andbeneath the lower edge of said body portion for fasteningsaid strap,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 40 name to this specificationginthe presence of two subscribing witnesses. I ANTHONIE'JC. EGBERTS.Witnesses: :o F. E. SHEEHY,

HELEN F.-LIL'LIs,

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